Belgium — Government consumption (USD)

millions of USD · Annual · 1950–2027 · 78 observations

About this series

Government final consumption expenditure is government spending on goods and services used to meet individual or collective needs, such as health, education, public order and defence. It is part of GDP and does not represent all government expenditure. This series reports the amount in millions of US dollars.

For Belgium, the government consumption reading stood at 177.40B USD in 2025. Against 162.16B USD in 2024, the period change was +9.4%. It was above the selected 10-year average of 137.55B USD. The corresponding ratio to GDP was 24.7% in 2025.

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Latest observations

2012–2027

PeriodValue
2027193.05B USD
2026171.06B USD
2025177.40B USD
2024162.16B USD
2023152.65B USD
11 earlier values, back to 2012
2022138.12B USD
2021142.14B USD
2020128.19B USD
2019123.19B USD
2018125.51B USD
2017115.55B USD
2016110.54B USD
2015109.07B USD
2014129.49B USD
2013126.81B USD
2012120.45B USD
Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.